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UNITED STATES? jATENT OFFICE.

RoEER'r IRvINE, JR., oF wEsr HARTLEPoo'L, ENGLAND.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 574,091, dated December 29, 1896. Application filed November 18, 1895. Serial No. 569,349. (No model.) Patented in England April 26, 1895, No. 8,312.

kind in which an umbrella is employed adapted to have the sides of the tent suspended therefrom; but my invention also comprises a holder by means of which the umbrella may be held atyany desirable angle, the said holder being also applicable for holding other umbrellas, such as carriage-umbrellas.

The principal object of my invention is to provide means whereby an u mbrella-tent may be erected without the necessity for making holes in the turf or surface upon which it is placed, and to provide means whereby suitable ventilation may be obtained.

According to my invention the umbrella is held in a holder or socket suspended by means of a universal joint in a suitable framing and adapted to be locked in any desired position, according to the angle or position in which it is desired to hold the umbrella.

The sides of the tent may be suspended from the ribs of the umbrella in the usual manner, and in order to retain the lower edges of the sides in proper position without the use of tent-pegs, I provide what I term a weightring, which is jointed or `made in sections,

so that it may be packed into comparatively small space, and to which the lower edges of the sides may be hooked or connected.

To provide for the ventilation 0f the tent, I arrange for lifting` the umbrella relatively with the sides and the sides relatively with the weight-ring, so that spaces may be left between the sides and the umbrella or be tween the sides and the ground, or both.

To enable my invention to be fully understood, I will describe the same by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the tent having my improvements g applied thereto, and Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the umbrella with its holder. Fig. 3 is a plan of the i holder with the umbrella removed and drawn to an enlarged scale, and Fig. 4 is an elevation of the said holder. Fig. 5 is a sectional view, drawn to an enlarged scale, of the universal joint of the h'older, showinga clamp "suspending the sides when the umbrella is lifted for forming aspace between the umbrella and the top edge of the said sides. Fig. 11 is a similar view illustrating a modication of this arrangement. Fig. 12 is a sectional view of part of the weightring shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 13 is a view similar to Fig. 12

of a modified arrangement of weight-ring;

and Fig. 14 is a section of the said ring on the line 14 14, Fig. 13. Fig. 15 is a view of a portion of the lower edge of the curtain, showing oneof the hooks for attachment to the weight-ring. Y

Similar letters of lreference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

a is a `base-plate of the holder, and b h are arms or bracket-s projecting upward from the said plate.

cis the holder proper, in which the stick or Vshaft d of the umbrella is placed. As hereinbefore stated, this holder c is carried in thev framing by means of a universal joint. As shown in the drawings, this joint is a ball-and socket joint, the socket being formed at the upper ends of the arms b b and the ball being formed upon the holder c, as clearly shown in Fig. 5. l In order to lock the holder in any position in which it may be placed, for instance, in the position shown in Fig. 2, I provide a set-screw e, adapted to act upon a movable pressure piece or pad e and to press the same against the ball, as shown clearly in Fig. 5.

To insure that when desired the holder may be fixed in a vertical position, I form at the center of the base-plate ct a nipple orcollarf,

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(shown most clearlyin Fig. (5,) the said nipple having an opening in one side to allow the end of the holder to pass into it, as shown in Fig. 4, a pin f being then inserted to lock the holder in the vertical position.

In manufacturing my holder the arrangement of the arms b b should be such that when the holder proper is inclined it shall under no circumstances come into contact with the arms b b orso near thereto as to nip the fingers of the person manipulating the said holder.

g g are holes formed through the holder c, and 7L is a pin designed to be inserted through one or the other of the said holes, as shown in Fig. '7, in order to regulate the height of the umbrella in the holder.

i' is a table which I advantageously make use of in connection with my holder. The said table is provided with a central opening to allow the free movement of the holder c within it and is carried on the casing of the universal joint. As shown, the said table is represented as provided with two claws i t" at its under side, the said claws being adapted to pass through notches 712i?, Fig. 3, formed in the edges of the said casing, and when the table is slightly turned to engage beneath the 'flanges t3 of the said casing, as shown in Fig. 8.

j is the umbrella, having the ribs 7.: 7e, andl is the piece of fabric forming the tent sides, the said piece of fabric having attached to it a series of hooks, such as'm, Fig. l0, adapted to engage with rings, such as n, on the ribs of the umbrella to support the sides in the usual manner.

ois the weightfring, which is of the same diameter as the umbrella when open, the said ring being made in sections jointed together, so that it may be packed into a relatively small compass. This ring is of such weight that when it lies upon the ground and hooks (such as p) on the lower edge of the sides are connected thereto, as shown in Fig. l5, the saidl sides will be held in position in the same manner as if attached to tent-pegs, as heretofore.

The arrangement for providing top ventilation is as follows: Around the top of the said sides a cord q passes through eyes q q, a pair of such eyes being adjacent to each hook m, as in Fig. lO, so that by slackening the cord sufficiently loops r may be formed of sufficient length that when passed over hooks s s on the ends of the umb1ellaribs, Fig. l0, the desired space will be obtained between the top of the sides Z and the umbrella. Fig. l represents the umbrella raised above the sides to provide a space for top ventilation.

Instead of using the cord q I may attach to the sides Z a series of straps q2 and hooks g3, the said lstraps being adapted to pass through the rings n, as shown in Fig. 1l, and being provided with two or more eyelets Q4, either of which may be engaged with the hooks g3, ac cording to the space desired.

To provide for bottom ventilation in case such is required, I make the weight-ring o tubular, and I pass a cord o through it, the

said cord, at points corresponding with the position of the various hooks p on the bottom 'of the sides, being passed through the sides of the tube, as shown in Fig. 12, so as to permit of forming longer or shorter loops o2, according to the bottom space desired. It is to be understood that the said hooks pp are engaged with the several loops 02011 the weight ring, the said loops being long enough to permit of the ring always lying upon the ground.

It will be obvious that when using either the top or bottom ventilation it will be necessary to raise the umbrella-stick d in the holder sufficiently far to tighten the sides to the required extent.

Instead of making the weight-ring tubular it may be a plain bar provided with eyes t t, as shown in Figs. I3 and 14, through which the cord is passed.

IIaving now particularly described and ascertained the nature of mysaid invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim isl. In an umbrella-tent holder the combination with the supporting-frame provided with a bearing-support, of a tubular socket adapted to receive the umbrella-stick, a spherical enlargement upon said socket adapted to engage the bearing-support, a clamping device connected with said bearing-support for adjusting the position of the said spherical en largement and said tubular socket in respect to said bearing and an adjusting device on said tubular socket, separate from said clamping device for adjusting the umbrella-stick longitudinally in said socket, substantially as described.

2. In an umbrella-tent holder, the combination with the supporting-frame provided with a bearingsupport, of a tubular socket provided with a longitudinal series of apertures and a spherical enlargement for engaging said bearingsupport, a clamping device for adj usting said spherical enlargement and said tubular socket with respect to the said bearing-support, and a pin for engaging one of said series of apertures in the tubular socket to adjust the umbrella-stick longitudinally in said socket, substantially as described.

3. In an umbrellaetent holder, the combination with a tubular socket adapted to receive an'umln'ellafstick, a supporting-frame, ad justable devices on said frame for holding the tubular socket in different angular positions and an auxiliary support for said tubular socket on said supporting-frame, in a difterent horizontal plane from said adjustable devices, substantially as described.

4i. In an umbrella-tent holder, the combination with the tubular socket adapted to receive an umbrella-stick,of a su pporting-frame provided adjacent to its upper part with adjustable devices for engaging said tubular socket and holding it in different angular positions, said frame having an auxiliary support adjacent to its lower portion in a vertical line with said adjustable devices, adapted IOC IIO

to receive the lower end of said tubular socket to maintain it in vertical position and a retaining device for said auxiliary support, substantially as described.

5. I11` an umbrella-tent, the combination with an umbrella, of a central holder for the same, sides adapted to be hung from said umbrella, a separate weight-ring and devices for detachably securing the bottom edges of said sides to said ring, substantially as described.

6. In an umbrella-tent, the combination with an umbrella, of a central holder for the same, sides adapted to be hung from said umbrella, a separate weight-ring provided with eyelets arranged at intervals, an adjustable flexible connection engaging said eyelets, and detachable retaining devices secured to the bottom edge of said sides, at intervals, and adapted to engage said flexible connection, substantially as described,

7. In an umbrella-tent, the combination with an umbrella, of side portions adapted to be supported from said umbrella, a supportingfran1e for engaging the umbrella-stick, a detachable Weight-ring, an adjustable iiexible connection for engaging said detachable weight-ring and said sides, for holding said sides at a greater or less distance from the ground, substantially as described.

8. In an umbrella tent the combination with an umbrella, of a holder for the same, side portions, iiexible adjustable connections between the umbrella and the sides, a separate weight-ring and flexible, adjustable connections between the sides and the weightring, whereby the sides are adapted to be adjusted vertically to permit of ventilation at the top and bottom,substantially as described.

. 9. In an umbrella-tent, the combination with an umbrella, and a holder therefor, of side portions and a jointed wei ght-rin g, adapted to be folded in a compact form when not in use, substantially as described.

10. In an umbrella-tent, the combination of a holder, an umbrella, side portions, a weightring and a ilexible connection engaging the weight-rin g at intervals and adapted to be engaged by parts connected with the side portions, substantially as described.

11. In an umbrella-tent, the combination of an umbrella, a holder, side portions, a Weightring, and a continuous flexible connection engaging eyes upon said ring and adapted to be engaged by parts connected with said portions, substantially'as described.

ROBERT IRVINE, JR.

Witnesses:

GEO. M. PYMAN, J. G. HARRIS. 

